FfD Mini-Retreat 2023 Alongside UN-DESA and the UN Foundation, FES New York hosted a Financing for Development (FfD) mini-retreat for UN Member States. The United Nations (UN) Department of Economic and Social Affairs Financing for Sustainable Development Office and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) office in New York, in collaboration with the UN Foundation, co-hosted a Financing for Development Mini-Retreat, held 17-18 January 2023. Leading up to the United Nations FfD Forum in April, the retreat provided an opportunity for UN Member State representatives to discuss challenges and solutions to financing sustainable development in the context of current overlapping crises and economic shocks. Following a keynote presentation by Jill Dauchy (CEO & Founder, Potomac Group), the retreat discussed preliminary analytical work in the 2023 Financing for Sustainable Development Report (FSDR). The report brings together the latest thinking on financing issues from across the UN system, with active participation of the IMF, World Bank, and WTO along with the UN. The Mini-Retreat was held under Chatham House Rule. Tuesday, 18.12.2018 Event Inclusive Economy Rethinking Multilateralism 2030 Agenda UN Member States Advance the Agenda for Financing Sustainable Development In a 2-day retreat, governments prepared to chart the way forward amidst an increasingly challenging global economy. Tuesday, 17.12.2019 Event Inclusive Economy 2030 Agenda Enhancing Financing for Sustainable Development (FSD) The year 2020 offers several opportunities for consolidating political will to enhance action for financing sustainable development.
